As growth stocks continue extending their dominance over value rivals, new, active approaches to growth are worth considering. Enter the Focused Dynamic Growth ETF (FDG), which is designed to invest in early-stage, high growth companies. Under a new fund structure, FDG delivers American Century’s time-tested investment strategies in these ETF vehicles without the daily holdings [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
On Wednesday, NextFins announced the launch of the Nifty India Financials ETF (INDF), which is now available for trading. INDF will trade in US Dollars during US market hours. The Nifty India Financials ETF seeks to provide investment results that, before fees and expenses, generally correspond to the total return performance of the Nifty Financial [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
Evidence is mounting that the idea of ethical investing, which has been made more prominent by environmental, social and governance (ESG) exchange traded funds, has long-lasting momentum. That could benefit funds such as the FlexShares STOXX US ESG Impact Index Fund (CBOE: ESG) and the FlexShares STOXX Global ESG Impact Index Fund (CBOE: ESGG). The [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
In recent weeks, there’s been plenty of chatter regarding a blue wave – the scenario where Democratic nominee Joe Biden wins the presidency while his party claims the Senate while maintaining a House majority. Most of that chatter revolves around potential impacts on equities, but a blue wave could have profound effects on fixed income [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
Working from home is a growing part of the employment lexicon due in large part to the coronavirus pandemic and, with more staffers working from their place of residence, demand for cybersecurity services is growing. That’s of benefit to exchange traded funds, such as the Global X Cybersecurity ETF (BUG). Designed to track the Indxx [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
With a dividend yield of 4.63%, the ALPS Sector Dividend Dogs ETF (SDOG) is certainly an alluring yield idea in today’s challenging environment. Yet the exchange traded fund offers even more benefits. Up 5% over the past month, SDOG tries to reflect the performance of the S-Network Sector Dividend Dogs Index, which applies the “Dogs [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
Bitcoin, the world’s largest digital currency, delivered a big bounce on Wednesday as fintech giant PayPal (NASDAQ: PYPL) said it will allow customers and Venmo digital wallet users to buy, sell, hold and otherwise transact in the cryptocurrency. While it’s just one news item, bitcoin raced above $12,000 on the headlines, indicating increased adoption remains [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
The Principal Healthcare Innovators Index ETF (Nasdaq: BTEC) is an example of an exchange traded fund that’s been sensitive to coronavirus vaccine headlines. While there’s a lot to like about the Principal ETF from a long-term perspective, vaccine news could again emerge as a pivotal near-term factor for the fund. BTEC tracks the Nasdaq U.S. Healthcare [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
The Nationwide Risk-Managed Income ETF (NYSEArca: NUSI) provides not only elevated levels of income, but downside protection, traits explaining the exchange traded fund’s increasing relevance to retirees. NUSI is an actively managed portfolio of stocks included in the Nasdaq-100 Index and an options collar. Per index rules, the fund only invests in the top 100 [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
Smaller companies are cobbling together some momentum and while basic indexes provide pure beta exposure to small-cap equities, investors can also enhance outcomes with unique strategies, such as the ERShares International Equity ETF (NYSEARCA: ERSX). “ERSX is now ranked #1 in its category for the past 1 year. We continue to remain optimistic for Entrepreneurial [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
By Michael Venuto, Co‑founder & CIO, Toroso Investments This weekend, many households received a catalogue from Amazon featuring holiday stickers, photos of children’s gifts/toys, and a page to draft a wish list. This bold marketing scheme intelligently omitted one key aspect that catalogues of the past could not: the prices for these goods. The multiple ironies [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
On Wednesday, Tuttle Tactical Management, LLC launched the Trend Aggregation Conservative ETF (TACE). The fund seeks to provide total return. As Matthew Tuttle, CEO/CIO of Tuttle ETFs explains, “TACE is a conservative tactical asset allocation fund that it designed to replace where you would typically put bonds in a portfolio. This is because with interest rates [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
The post-Covid recovery was fast and heavily favored growth stocks. But with economic uncertainty and an upcoming election, value has shown promise as well. In the upcoming webcast, The Great Debate: Growth vs. Value, John D. Linehan, Portfolio Manager, T. Rowe Price; and Caleb Fritz, Portfolio Specialist, U.S. Equity, T. Rowe Price, will break down [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
A social media sector-specific exchange traded fund stood out Wednesday after Snap Inc. (NYSE: SNAP) earnings exceeded expectations shares and shares surged to all-time highs. The Global X Social Media ETF (SOCL) was among the best performing non-leveraged ETFs of Wednesday, rising 4.9%. Meanwhile, Snap Inc. shares jumped 28.3% on Wednesday, SNAP makes up 7.7% [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
As we look to the next occupant of the White House, investors should consider how to best position portfolios for the election outcome. In the recent webcast, Election 2020: A Defining Moment for America, Karl Rove, Former Deputy Chief of Staff and Senior Advisor to President George W. Bush, Foremost Conservative Commentator & Strategist, Fox [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.